Mademoiselle de Villevieille

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-12-06 Diary Coverage: Up to 1882-05-01

Overview

Mademoiselle de Villevieille was a fellow student at the Académie Julian with noble origins (indicated by the "de" particle). She was a consistent companion of Marie's during artistic outings and Salon visits.

Relevance to Marie

Villevieille served as:

• Art companion for research expeditions
• Salon visit companion
• Fellow serious female artist from aristocratic background

References in Diary

• November 1880: Accompanied Marie to the Dominican monastery on Faubourg Saint-Honoré to research her planned painting of monk expulsions. Found the entrance "ordinary and not suitable for the painting."
• April 30, 1882: Attended the Salon vernissage with Marie, Alice, and Webb
• May 1, 1882: Accompanied Marie to the Salon

Significance

Her presence as a fellow art student shows that young women from aristocratic families were pursuing serious artistic training at Julian's atelier. For Marie, she represented both a fellow artist and social peer.

Related Entries

• #Julian - Their shared art school
• #Salon - Attended together

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Research Status: Stub Last Updated: 2025-11-20 Diary Coverage: Book 13 (1879) - 1 mention Type: Person/Place

Overview

[Research needed]

This entry was mentioned 1 time in Book 13 of Marie's diary (1879).

Research Needed

• Full identification and background
• Historical context
• Relationship to Marie Bashkirtseff
• Significance in diary entries

Related Entries

[To be determined based on research]